The Tivan Group is a prestigious and notoriously powerful group in the criminal underworld of the galactic community. Responsible for the founding of Knowhere, the Group is considerably wealthy and are often the source of exponential contributions to the galaxy's criminal element. Taneleer Tivan, the infamous Collector, controls the group.

History[]

Founding Knowhere[]

The Tivan Group set up a mining company on the severed head of a Celestial floating in space, transforming it into Knowhere, primarily serving as a mining colony.

The leader of the group, Taneleer Tivan, set up his museum on Knowhere, as the largest collection of interstellar flora and fauna in the entire galaxy. However, the museum was destroyed in 2014 by an explosion caused by one of the Infinity Stones after Tivan's assistant Carina grabbed the stone.^[1]

Ambush in Knowhere[]

In 2018, Knowhere was attacked by Thanos as part of his quest to retrieve the Reality Stone. Thanos destroyed most of Knowhere and obtained the Reality Stone.^[2] As a result of the decimation of Knowhere, the Tivan Group ceased operations on Knowhere, which was bought by the Guardians of the Galaxy by 2025.^[3]

Staff[]

Appearances[]

In chronological order:

• Thor: The Dark World
• Guardians of the Galaxy Prequel Infinite Comic
• Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Prelude, Issue 1
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Prelude, Issue 2
  • Avengers: Infinity War Prelude, Issue 2 (flashbacks)
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (mentioned)
• Avengers: Infinity War

Facilities[]

• Knowhere
  • Collector's Museum
  • Tivan Dispatch Center

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